Concrete anchor
AssigneeUniversal Form Clamp of Chicago, Inc.
InventorRens Hansort
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Abstract
A concrete anchor. The concrete anchor can be embedded within a concrete member to enhance lifting of the concrete member. The concrete anchor of the present invention can include a bar having a first end, a second end positioned adjacent the first end, and an intermediate portion curved to at least partially define an aperture. The aperture can be adapted to engage lifting hardware. The concrete anchor can further include a stem and a foot. The stem can include a first end coupled to the first end and the second end of the bar, and a second end coupled to the foot.
Claims24
A concrete anchor comprising:
- a bar having
- a first end,
- a second end positioned adjacent the first end, and
- an intermediate portion curved to at least partially define an aperture,
- the aperture being adapted to engage lifting hardware;
- and
- a stem having
- a first end coupled to the first end and the second end of the bar, and
- a second end coupled to a foot;
- wherein the bar further comprises:
- a first indentation having an upward sloping section and a downward sloping section, the first indentation being located on an inner portion of the bar, opposite a first flat side, and
- a second indentation having an upward sloping section and a downward sloping section, the second indentation being located on an inner portion of the bar, opposite a second flat side.
A concrete anchor comprising:
- a ring-shaped bar at least partially defining an aperture therethrough, the ring-shaped bar having
- a first end, and
- a second end positioned adjacent the first end;
- a first indentation having an upward sloping section and a downward sloping section, the first indentation being located on an inner portion of the bar, opposite a first flat side;
- a second indentation having an upward sloping section and a downward sloping section, the second indentation being located on an inner portion of the bar, opposite a second flat side;
- and
- a foot coupled to the first end and the second end of the ring-shaped bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.